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Indian Life at Mission San Gabriel Arcángel

By Damian Bacich

What was daily life like for Native Americans at Mission San Gabriel Arcángel? What did they eat? What jobs did they do? An introduction to life at Alta California’s 4th Spanish Mission. Who Founded Mission San Gabriel? Mission San Gabriel Arcángel was the 4th mission established in Alta California. The mission was founded on September […]

Filed Under: Missions, Native American Life Tagged With: Gabrielino, Interrogatorio, Mission San Gabriel, Pedro Benito Cambón, Somera, Tongva

California Mission Founders: Names, Dates and Bios

By Damian Bacich

California Mission Founders

People often ask who founded the Spanish missions in California. And while Fr. Junípero Serra and Fr. Fermín Francisco de Lasuén are rightly credited as the main mission founders, several other missionaries were involved in establishing missions in California.

Filed Under: Missions Tagged With: Estevan Tapis, Fermín Francisco de Lasuén, José Altimira, Junipero Serra, Luis Gil y Taboada, mission founders, Narciso Durán, Pedro Benito Cambón, Vicente Francisco de Sarría

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